Title
Appointment- Agricultural Advisory Board
Action
ACTION:
Nominations/Appointments are needed on the Agricultural Advisory Board to fill four (4) slots.
Applications are attached, as well as, a recommendation statement.
Staff Contact: Kristine M. Smith, Clerk to the Board
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Appointments are needed on the above said board.
The Agricultural Advisory Board was established as part of the Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) Ordinance. This Board serves to approve applications of farms into the Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) Program. They will also conduct public hearings on proposed condemnation of VAD and EVAD-enrolled parcels by State or local public agency or governmental units, work to increase the visibility and voice of the agricultural community in Mecklenburg County and take on additional duties as assigned by the Board of County Commissioners.
NCGS Article 61 §106‑739(b): “The members of the agricultural advisory board shall be chosen to provide the broadest possible representation of the geographical regions of the local government and to represent, to the extent possible, all segments of agricultural production existing within the local government. A majority of the members of the agricultural advisory board shall be actively engaged in agriculture.”
The board is made of 11 members:
- 4 by the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners
- 1 by the City of Charlotte City Council
- 1 by the Town of Cornelius
- 1 by the Town of Davidson
- 1 by the Town of Huntersville
- 1 by the Town of Matthews
- 1 by the Town of Mint Hill
- 1 by the Town of Pineville
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A